as in to accumulate
to increase in amount as time passes
They accrued vacation time throughout the calendar year. A penny-pincher who is accruing a fortune by spending next to nothing.
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Recent Examples of accrue
Interest accrues and is added to the loan balance when repayment begins.
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Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 27 July 2025
The 19 total bases Kurtz accrued matched a single-game record Shawn Green set on May 23, 2002.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 26 July 2025
Em Out album accrued 118K first-week sales, earning a spot at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 200—their highest chart debut.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2025
Numerous stakeholders would like to see the gas exported; taxes and royalties would accrue to the state and unions would set high-paying construction jobs.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 27 July 2025
The 19 total bases Kurtz accrued matched a single-game record Shawn Green set on May 23, 2002.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 26 July 2025
Em Out album accrued 118K first-week sales, earning a spot at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 200—their highest chart debut.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2025
Numerous stakeholders would like to see the gas exported; taxes and royalties would accrue to the state and unions would set high-paying construction jobs.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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These unexplored altitudes are also where satellites burn up during their reentries and where the air pollution produced during their incineration accumulates.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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There, the relevant hashtag flaunts over 36,000 posts that manage to accumulate thousands of likes — as content creators slash DIY stars use it to elevate the looks of their headboards, bed throws, wallpapers, and even kitchen cabinets.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
15 Aug. 2025
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So much eye-candy value is maximized by David Schuurman’s widescreen photography, which frequently indulges us further with sweeping drone’s-eye views of spectacular landscapes.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Here’s how each sector can work together to drive meaningful change and maximize impact: Industry can take several proactive steps to partner with academia, the military/government and nonprofits.—
Jay Garcia,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Throne collects data on how often the bathroom is used and asks phone users exiting the toilet to fill out a survey on its cleanliness.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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All student groups see increases State officials also said for the first time, all student groups that the state collects data on – like ethnicity, special needs, language learners and socioeconomic status – saw growth in reading scores.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Accrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accrue. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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